Curtain bracket



July 27 1926.

CURTIN BRACKET Filed NOV. 2l. 1925 2 Sheets-#Sheet 1 July 27 1926. 1,593,812

E. A. VETTER CURTAIN BRACKET Filed Nov. 2l 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet f2 erkenning@ Patented july 27, 1926.

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1 is mounted upon bows 2 which extend longitudinally of the car and are curved at the front to provide a portion 3 just above the windshield 4. The present invention contemplates means for properly securing a curtain 5 to the front doors B carried by thebody A. In my companion application filed of even date herewith, I disclose means for applying rear curtains to the rear doors C.

In order to better disclose the invention Fig. l shows an automobile in which the curtains on the left of the car have been removed, but the curtains on the right are in position. In the present drawings the invention is shown applied to a car of the Ford type, but it is vobvious that the invention is equally applicable to any make of car.

Securedto therinside of the front door B.,

is a. socketed bracket 7, provided with an.

inturnedlip Szadapted to be secured to the top of the door a screw yor bolt. The lower 4portion of they bracket 7 extends downwardly, lying flat against the inner faceof the door B, and yterminating in two .perforated ears 9 adapted 'to receive screws to fasten the bracket in position to the said (lll door. The bracket is provided with converging flanges 10, which provide a socket adapted to receive andvretain the lower portion of a curtain rod 11, as shown in Fig. 5. The rod 11 extends upwardly through a hem provided lin therear side of the curtain 5, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 1, the upper end of said rod being inserted into a socket provided in a retaining plate 12 secured to the top of the curtain. The upper portion of the curtain 5 is made in two folds, and slits are provided therein to permit the insertion of rod arm 13 which is rigidly secured at its rear end to the plate 12, the front end of said arm being extended through the double fold of the curtain, and terminating in an inwardlyextending, curved offset .portion 14, carrying a hooked end 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.- I

The upper edge` of the curtain 5, at the point where it makes the turn to conform to the cnr ature of the bow 3, is provided with a vertically extending slit 16. A plate 1i' is secured to the bow 3, behind the curtain 5, said plate carrying alfastener element 18 adapted to extend .through a registering eyelet 13 carried bythe curtain. To the lower portion of plate'l' is connected an outwardly xtending flange 20,.and a link 21 is pivoted at 22 to said flange. The extreme outer en d of the link 21 is perforated to receive the hooked end 15 of the arm 14, all of the structure just described beingclearly shown in Figs. 3 and 7.

`With the curtain mounted as above set forth the dooi` B may be opened and the curtain will be bent upon itselfsubstantially upon the line of the slit 16, or in front thereof. If the door is mounted on hinges positioned in vertical alignment, it will assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. (i. If the hinges 23 and 24 are not in vertical alignment however, as shown in full lines, Fig. 6. the top corner a: of the door B will drop downwardly to a point further away from the fastener 18 on the bow, 3, as will be understood'. Such movement of the door would cause a rupturing strain upon the curtain fabric. The present inventi on eliminates such danger in providing the structure shown in Fig. 2. When the door is swung outwardly the rod 11 carries with it the plate l2 and the rear end of the arlu 13, causing the curved end 14 of said arm to assume the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 4. Such movement causes the link 2l to turn upon its pivot to the dotted line positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the projection 25, carried by the flange 20, limiting the swinging movement of said link 21, and the walls deiining the slit 16 separating suliiciently to compensate for the drop of the corner .r of the door. The strain is upon the bottom of the slit 1G, which may be heavily reinforced at this point to preclude the probability of rupture. Immediateiy upon closing the door the walls of the slit 1G assume their normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, and the link 21 returns to the full line position shown.

From the foregoing :it will be evident that l have provided a structure which, while not interfering with the operation of curtains carried by doors of the ordinary type, will prevent rupture of curtains carried on doors pivotally mounted on hinges positioned in non-vertical alignment. In some cases the curtains are applied to the right hand doors only, and stationary curtains are mounted upon the doors at the left of the car.

Modilicationsof the structure herein illustrated will be suggested to those skilled in the art, but my invention covers all modifications falling fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. Means for mounting curtains on swinging doors of automobiles, comprising a rod secured to a door and extending upwardly in substantial parallelism therewith, a curtain secured to said rod, an arm connected at one end to the upper portion of said rod and offset at its other end, said arm extending transversely of said rod and secured lo the upper portion of said curtain. and means for pivotally securing the offset end of said arm to a {ixed portion of the automobile. said means comprising a link pivotally secured at one end to said fixed portion of the automobile, and having its other end pivotally connected to said arm.

Means for mounting a curtain on an automobile door carried by hinges arranged iiii 1 in a non-vertical alignment, comprising a rod secured to the door and to one side edge of the curtain, en erin secured at one end to lthe top of said rod and connected to the top edge of the curtain, a plete secured to a fixed portion of th( automobile and. provided with a laterally exleudingllange, a link pivotally secured at one 'and to said flange and at the other end to alle free end of said arm, means on the flange limiting the pivotal movemenrI *i0 off said link, and a slit'I formed in the uppeij edge of said curtain, adjacent said link, substantially ne and for tlle purpose sei: forth.

In testimony whereof I allx my signature.

.EBERHARDT A. VETTER. 

